, 1887-01-04
THE POLITICAL WORLD.
FORTUNES OF WAR FOR STATES
MEN OF THE PRESENT TIME,

MEN OF THE PRESENT TIME,
Doings OF the National Lcgisiaturc-Isc-
suit of Observation-Disclosures
Political Movemcnts-The Irish nucs-
tIon-the Eastern war Cloud.
II. Senator Hoar's presidential succession
bill passed by the house. Next day signed 10y
tho president.
%. Eulogies OF the late Vice-Presidcnt Hen
bricks pronounced in the senate.
FEBRUARY.
Is. The bill reinstating Gen. Fitz John Por-
ter passed by the house.
%. The Gen. Grant monument bill, np-
propriating S2J0,OO0 for Il monument to be
erected in Washington, passed by the United
States senate.
MARCH
l.. President Cleveland sent a message to
the senate in which he denied the right of
that branch of the government to demand
from the president or any member Of his
cabinet any papers relating to the CAUSES
leading to the suspension or removal of Office
holders, and declaring that such documents
are personal and private and not official.
3. Blair educational bill, appropriating
SID,OOO,0O0 for schools, passed the senate.
II. Brig. Gen. a. II. Terry promoted TO n
major generalship, vice Gen. Hancock, de
censed.
lG. Half u million appropriated for CON
grcssional library.
APRIL.
-. The president, in n message to congress,
recommended the formation of a commission
of labor for the settlement of differences arts
ing between capital and labor.
MAY.
10. Three months - pension bill was passed
by the senate.
%. Caleb W. West appointed governor OF
Utah, vice Murray, resigned.
JUNE.
3. Bill taxing oleoinargarine five cents n
pound passed the house.
4. The Chinese indemnity bill passed the
senate.
= House passed bill repeating the timber
culture, desert land and presumption laws,
materially modifying the old homestead law.
Il. Tariff bill killed in the house.
*. Senate adopted the resolution providing
for the submission to the different states of
the Union n constitutional amendment
changing the beginning of the presidential
AM congressional year from March 4 to April
50
Is. Senator Vance's bill to repeal the civil
Nti lt raw WIZ ti ~ VIC liih' ct
senate.
2l. Extradition treaty with Japan ratified
by the senate. Also treaty providing for
new survey of the United States Mexico
boundary line.
-. Senate passed the Fitz John Porter bill.
-. President Cleveland vetocs seventy-onc
bills, most of them relating to individual pen
sions.
-. Bill taxing oleomargarinc two cents n
pound passed the senate; house %concurred
Aug. 3.
%. The senate refuses to order an investi-
CATION of the charges of fraud alleged to have
been committed in connection with the cleo
ton of United States Senator Payne, of Ohio.
81. Bill granting increased pensions to sol
liers of the late war who were woundcd in
the hand, foot, arm or leg passed the house.
AUGUST.
-. First session of the Forty-ninth congress
adjourned.
-. Cutting was released from prison by
the Mexican supreme court. The Cutting
episode nearly caused a fight between the
United States and Mexico.
-. Henry George nominated for mayor of
New York city by the w%orkingmen.
oCToBE
II. The 1'ammany Hall and County
Democracy factions united upon Hon. Ahram
:. Hewitt, who was unanimously nominated
for mayor of New York city.
IL. Theodore Roosevelt nominated for
mayor by The Republicans of New York city.
~. Hon. George f.. Edmunds reelected
United States senator from Vermont.
VEN
.. The New York city municipal election
excited national interest ON account of the
novel issues raised. Hewitt, Democrat, was
elected mayor, receiving about 10000 votes
and having n plurality of 1000 over Henry
George, who, in turn, beat Roosevelt by
200. The state elections resulted in a series
of local surprises for both parties. William
K. Morrison. of Illinois, was defeated, as was
Carlisle, of Kentucky, and W. M. Springer,
Of Illinois, narrowly escaped, while ii. G..
Burleigh. OF Whitehall, N. Y. was beaten by
the labor candidate, L. W. Greenman, who
was nominated only forty-eight hours before
election and was indorsed by the Democrats.
Gen. Beaver (ItepJ was elected governor of
Pennsylvania. Five additional Republican
congressman were elected i'll the south. In
Minnesota the Democrats gain three congress
men. In Kentucky the Republicans succeed
ed in electing three congressman. Charges of
fraud We're made ON both sides in Indiana.
L. The second session of the Forty-ninth
congress begins.
s, The president lays before congress the
correspondence with the Canadian govern
mcnt relating to the fisheries trouble.
. The house passed the electoral count bill.
IL. The senate lays the bill providing for
open executive sessions on the table.
Is. The senate votes to repeal the tenure of
office act.
~. The house, by Il vote of 154 to las, re
fused to consider fha Morrison tariff hill